"This is a young team. The average age of the team is over 24 years old. If you remove Hill, who is currently injured, and De Klerk, who has never played this season, and only calculate the average age of the players who have played, this will be
The number has even dropped to just 23 years old. Both numbers are the smallest in the league. This is a very young and energetic team, but this team now has the best record in the league at 9 wins and 1 loss.
.This is completely beyond people’s expectations before the start of this season. No one would have believed that such a good result could be achieved. I believe that some people still think this is unreal.”
"But this is the fact. They defeated the powerful Mavericks and the powerful Wizards in the same district, and only lost to the 76ers. And I believe people who watched that game will also think that this group of young people did not lose to their opponents, but to the 76ers.
It was lost to luck. Originally, we all wanted to use the Pacers to test the quality of this new army, but unfortunately, the farce in Auburn Hills ruined this plan. But yesterday's game still showed us
Got some clues.”
"First of all, this team is very young. They played very poorly in the first half and had no structure at all. It can be clearly felt that they are not committed enough to the game. This is a common problem among young people. They are too energetic because
If it is too strong, it will often not be concentrated enough in a certain aspect, so it is easy to produce relatively large fluctuations."
"Similarly, we also have to see that they were very slow to respond to the problem. Their sleepwalking performance throughout the first half did not wake them up. It was not until the Pacers' scoring surge at the beginning of the third quarter that they really
Understand. In fact, they should thank God. If it was the fourth quarter, they might not have a chance to catch up and take the lead."
"Although they responded slowly to the problem, they adjusted quickly. When they discovered the problem, they quickly found the cause, then solved their own problem and got back on track. The Magic's head coach Paul Edison deserves a lot of credit here.
No, we can detect through this small detail the extent to which he controls the team and how efficiently the players execute his orders. As a 30-year-old young man, this is not easy.
, originally many people would think that he could not suppress these stars who are about the same age as himself, but now it seems that he not only suppressed them, but also used them like an arm. Of course, he also has his own shortcomings, as mentioned above, his reaction yesterday
It's too slow. It seems that sometimes he will inflate himself. But compared to this, I am more worried about how Hill will deal with it when he really recovers from his injury."
"Hill's strength is unquestionable, and his status in the league is not comparable to other players in the Magic. But now the team's response is very good. If he comes back, I don't know what kind of chemical reaction he will have. If he keeps
With the current tactics and personnel configuration, can our young Paul tame and suppress this most powerful beast?"
"But no matter what, this Magic now gives me unlimited vision. They will not win the championship in a short time, but they have a bright future. When this season is over, where can they go? I think I
I will always keep an eye on this team." - ESPN's Mark Stein column.
The day after the game against the Pacers, the Magic had no game, and Edison gave the players half a day off to let everyone relax.
So Grant Hill habitually opened the ESPN website as he did when he was injured, and looked at the comments from league experts. He rarely read these before, but since the injury, he has had a lot of free time.
, so scanning the web has become his most common way to kill time.
After reading this article, Hill stared blankly at the computer with a myriad of thoughts. He recalled Edison's conversation with him that afternoon. His subconscious told him that what Edison said was right, but he just couldn't accept it.
.….
Hill's wife, Tamia, was keenly aware of her husband's anomaly. She walked up to Hill and hugged his neck from behind, "What are you thinking about? My dear."
Hill patted Tamia's hand gently, then rubbed it, "I didn't think about anything, I just felt a little confused about the future."
Tamia quickly scanned the articles on the screen, and her astute mind immediately noticed what her husband was paying attention to.
"Grant, don't think too much. With your ability, no one will put you on the bench. Don't put pressure on yourself."
"Tamia, actually, things are not as optimistic as you think." Hill responded with a frown.
"Oh? Does the team really want you to be a substitute? That's crazy." After hearing Hill's words, Tamia became spartan. She quickly pulled up a chair and sat opposite Hill.
"What is the situation? Can you tell me?"
Hill stroked his wife's beautiful face and said, "Of course, there is nothing unspeakable between us."
The relationship between Hill and his wife is very good, and Hill is well-known as a good husband in the league. O'Neal's ex-wife Shane once analyzed the private lives of NBA players in an interview: "Some people have asked me recently if I know which NBA players treat their wives
Loyalty... I personally think there is a good one, and he is Grant Hill. If anyone doesn't believe it, I am willing to bet you." At this time, the host asked her who else was loyal to his wife besides Hill.
.Xia En replied: "I can't guarantee that."
Hill looked at his beautiful and gentle wife and sorted out his thoughts, "Actually, head coach Paul and I had a private conversation two days ago."
Hill spoke very slowly and often paused, but Tamia did not rush to ask questions, but lay in his arms and listened quietly.
"Paul thinks that I am no longer suitable to play the main role. He hopes that I will become the sixth man of the team. This will better extend my sports career and also promote the overall strength of the team."
"Then what do you think?" Tamia curled up in Hill's arms like a cat and quietly asked her question.
"I don't know. I think Paul is right. He is not perfunctory with me. What he says is very reasonable. He really thinks about me and the team. But I am not willing to give in. I don't want to be like this.
Leave that most dazzling stage. Tamia, what do you think I should do?"
"I can't say, but for me and my children, it doesn't matter whether you are a superstar or not, and it doesn't matter whether you can get a salary of tens of millions. What matters is that you can be healthy."
After hearing what Tamia said, Hill looked at his daughter who was playing with her friends in the garden, and fell into deep thought again.
Tamia didn't say anything more, and still lay quietly in Hill's arms, waiting for the result he came up with.
After a long time, Hill took a long breath, as if he could suck the whole world into his chest, "We understand what you mean, Tamia. Indeed, I am already over 30 and have already started walking.
It’s going downhill, there’s nothing left to let go of, what else do you have to earn with these young people?”
The next day, there was still no game for the Magic. Hill came to the training hall early. He still greeted everyone politely and cordially, and then came to the door of Edison's office to wait for Edison's arrival.
"Paul, I've figured it out, and I accept the tactic of becoming the team's sixth man." Hill didn't say anything more. It wasn't much, but it carried a lot of weight.
Edison was very excited after hearing this. He came to Hill, looked at the veteran sitting in front of him, and patted his shoulder hard.
Men often do not need words to communicate. One movement or one breathing frequency can replace thousands of words...
But Edison finally decided to say something to Hill, "Grant, I know how much your decision will cause you financial losses. Don't worry, I will compensate you."
Although the sixth man is very important, he is not the main force after all. Although the annual salary may not be significantly different from that of the main force, the commercial value of this kind of player will drop sharply. According to Hill's previous sponsorship contract, if he becomes the sixth man,
His losses amount to millions of dollars every year. This is also the reason why many players are unwilling to be substitutes even with high salaries. It's all about money.
Hill was very surprised after hearing Edison's words, "What do you mean by "compensating yourself", so he half-jokingly said, "Why do you want to renew my contract with the maximum salary?"
Edison listened and shook his head, "Grant, I believe you also understand how much pressure our team will have to renew the contract in the future. And we are not New York or Los Angeles. Our boss will not allow us to pay huge luxury fees.
So your future annual salary renewal will not be very high. But I will compensate you in other aspects and help you expand your financial income?"
When Hill heard this, his first reaction was that the contract was real or fake, but that was impossible. This kind of fraud to avoid salary space was deeply hated by the league, because it was destroying and trampling on the most basic rules of the league, shaking the
The foundation of the alliance’s destiny.
The management of the Timberwolves once did such a crazy thing. In order to avoid paying the luxury tax and engage in behind-the-scenes operations, they reached a secret agreement with the former No. 1 pick Joe Smith as long as he was willing to sign with the Timberwolves on a one-year short-term contract.
After signing for 3 consecutive years, you can get a big long-term contract. As a result, you were sentenced to death, fined 3.5 million US dollars, banned from signing with Smith, and your draft picks for the next 4 years were revoked. You must know that this from the Timberwolves is not so-called.
The agreement under the table was just an act of taking advantage of a loophole. If Edison had made a real or fake contract, the punishment would probably be even more terrible.
Seeing Hill's confused look, Edison said calmly, "You and your wife have a very good relationship, and she is a singer. It happens that I also have a little talent in this area. I can give her a push and let her have a career in the singing world."
Your status will be further improved. Although your income will be reduced by then, the income of the entire family will be better. This can be regarded as saving the country through curves."
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I'm feeling particularly bad today and I don't know what to write at all.
I am so confused now. Writing about the game I feel like I am repeating myself, just changing the team name and replacing the star. Writing about off-field, it deviates from the theme.
I'm very confused now, I hope you can give me some suggestions in the book review.
